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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1915
Page
8
The Alta Vista OM Company well shows rising oil flow with eight to ten barrels daily from the slush pit. By Thursday noon the drill had reached 970 feet, nearly at the oil strata, with steady progress and cautions to prevent mishaps. Results may come in a couple of days as drilling continues through hard rock and shale.
Report by Jos Morkisen shows 1270 cattle 1437 wolves 328 hogs and 1346 sheep slaughtered in local establishments inspected by the department. Condemned meat totaled 450 pounds plus 400 pounds of liver and 350 pounds of fish. Separate notices include an effort involving Alamo Jewelry and a Santa Rosa infirmary warrant, a beggar case dismissed, and a jail arrest of a suspect linked to recent thefts at junk yards.
In WI area the Citizens well is reported to show better flow than the Marrs well as drilling continues. Oil men say early indications point to a robust, web-like producer with a similar formation to the Cushin g field. National GO Co drills at Kinabu depth about 620 feet while sand layers shift and more oil appears in the cut.
Tahert P. Selaler, pastor of the University Methodist Church in Austin, plans a revival in San Antonio during the first week of November under the auspices of Une Ban Antonio Barau. An organizing meeting of the anima committee named Natherting Murphy as chair and appointed an arrangement committee to hold nightly meetings at a tent near the city. Rev Mr Schuler, famed for the Billy Bunding style, will lead the revival noted across the state.
For the first time in civil service history exams will be held on Sunday. The tests are for motor rural carriers to use new automobile routes from San Antonio and are scheduled at the San Antonio post office on Sunday, October 10. A telegram from John A. McTihenny to the commission notes the Sunday timing to avoid weekday absences. The season for fall and winter clothes follows as retailers promote new stock at Lentz.
A boy with strong references plans to pursue education while contributing to the Associated Charities in Hicks building Six Gouis. Carpenters wanted at 11 Burnet St. Al. Schuette is named contractary. Danve at Mou ndy Garton tonight. Boy's Work Secretary J. Moya Smith outlines cabinet supervision for cake sale among youths. Attendees include George F Lupton and railway associations reps attending conventions in Chicago, St Louis, and Philadelphia. November outreach includes Rev B L Te Schuter meeting and district manager appointment for San Antonio area.
A garbled OCR list names many Texas locations and individuals such as Dattae Tenela, St Berkonr, Gunter, Wor Jenks, Shreveport, Pandros, Houston, Ballas, and Pallas. The text appears as a long, misread roster of people and places with scattered roles and affiliations, lacking coherent events or context.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a claimed winter remedy for coughs and throat illness. It mentions Poles, money, tar, and a healer named A.M. Maher or Mahver, with references to a remedy allegedly curing croup and sore throat. The legibility is poor and details are uncertain.
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